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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 16h

Well, I was going to say a whole day has passed without scam emails about promoting my book. Alas, one squeezed in a few hours before midnight. From (not!!!) VE Schwab! 🖕scammers!

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 23h

What was I thinking? I didn't ship my books to @capclave.bsky.social so have a very heavy, large suitcase + box to take on the train. Hope you all buy The Working at Capclave so I don't have to carry them all back!!! #BookSky #SFF #solarpunk #Witch

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm behind adding #books to my Great Reads. Soon I'll add @aptshadow.bsky.social 's Green City Wars and Kelly Anderson's The Wild Beneath. Both books: 🤩 amazing. Adrian captured nonhuman animal characteristics so well! Kelly's #CliFi ocean tale has a spiritual vibe that I loved. #BookSky #SpecLit

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Next week @capclave.bsky.social ! Friday eve, I'm on a panel about magic rules. Saturday 12:30p, I'll read a bit from The Working where the coven throw #Tarot to find out who's threatening them. I'll throw cards as part of the session like I did at Readercon. Come and play! #BookSky #SFF #author

Capclave banner across the top in red, black & orange with gray Dodo birds sprinkled among white text: Capclave. @capclave. capclave.org. Below: black text on orange background: Oct 2-4, 2026. Rockville MD. BrightFlame's sessions. Fri 8p, Washington Theater. Magic Rules Rulz. Sat 12:30p, Wilson. Reading a selection from my witchy contemp fantasy, The Working. The coven throws Tarot to see who threatens. I'll read Tarot as part of the session!

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Power outage 'cause it's breezy out. Gonna have to write longhand! ✒️ #WritersLife #WritingCommunity

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Late Sept already. Who's going to @capclave.bsky.social Oct 2nd? Me! In addition to a Fri eve panel on magic, I'll be reading from The Working Saturday 12:30...including throwing #Tarot as part of it! A reading at a reading! (relevant to the book) #WritingCommunity #SpecLit #BookSky #SFF #author

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Fall #Equinox in the Northern hemisphere. No wonder messages of balance came through #Tarot with a friend last night. Particularly, how to ride the frenzied energy of current world. Doesn't mean staying still at a midpoint. It means working with the energy to keep moving, keep creating. #WitchSky

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#WritingCommunity #Solarpunk @bsfwriters.bsky.social friends: offer some micro stories or poems for #S17! I'll start: Lajfa has the sight: the energy radiating from Zuccotti, a massive beacon. How could she not follow? There, her torch flared, became one with glorious liberatory community.

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Vax day ahead of going to in-person @capclave.bsky.social and @philconconvention.bsky.social this Fall. fyi: US Wastewater data shows #covid concentration HIGH. Yes, it's still a thing. Yes, vaccination helps minimize spread. Yes, #LongCovid is also a thing & vax helps. Why would you want covid?

screen grab from wastewater data site stating SARS-CoV-2 virus High. "Upward trend in the last 21 days and high concentration"

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I'm reading A People's Future of the United States. Such impactful stories. All calling out racism, misogyny, fascism. A welcome standout for its poignant humor: Charles Yu's Good News Bad News. This, amidst a book of standout stories. #BookSky

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Horror hasn't been my jam. But I have #horror & #monster writer friends so read their books. Stop writing @acwise.bsky.social @wiswell.bsky.social @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social @sbfeldman.bsky.social !!! 🤣 You are c-h-a-n-g-i-n-g me! Despite their genres 😜 I recommend their books! #reading #BookSky

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Starhawk's new website is fantastic! Do you know of her work: #writer #activist #witch? I'm surprised how many #SpecLit & #solarpunk writers and #pagan folx don't. Even if she wasn't a dear friend & mentor for decades, I'd urge you to take a look! starhawk.org #BookSky #WitchSky #WritingCommunity

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Starhawk

Starhawk is an author, activist, permaculture designer and teacher, and a prominent voice in modern earth-based spirituality and ecofeminism

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Today *might* be the day I navigate a new newsletter platform. I'll take you all along with me (those of you subscribed). I trust @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social who moved to ghost (antifascist alternative to substack). Gonna look into that. #ByeByeMchimp (very soon)

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Well, I was setting up my newsletter to send tomorrow and mchimp isn't working right. My contacts are all there. But when I try to schedule, audience contains only a small percent of my contacts. I've been trying to move away from mchimp anyway. This may be the week!

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Prepared to continue my WIP today, I set up on the deck on a lovely blue-sky day. Laptop at hand. And ... drafted a newsletter that I'll send tomorrow. Procrastination? Ugh. My story wants me!!! #WritersLife #writing (btw, you can subscribe to my infrequent newsletter on my site)

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A record for me: reading 3 books and listening to 1 audiobook at the same time. The two that are climate fiction and Afrofuturist will end up on the Great Reads recommendations on my site. Perhaps all 4 will, if I decide to include all genres.

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I'm #writing again! (after only 2 new works this past year, and 1 was commissioned so: deadline) These new projects are quite different from my other stories. One could even be... #horror! 😲 At least a little! #WritersLife #WritingCommunity #SpecLit

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BSFWriters @bsfwriters.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Here it is, folks! Check it out!

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Delaware Riverkeeper Network @delriverkeeper.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

PRESS RELEASE: Defending the Delaware River Watershed from Fracking Organizations and the Public Stand Up for the Frack Ban at DRBC meeting Read it all here: bit.ly/DRFrackBanPr... #DelawareRiver #FrackBan #NoFracking #DontDrilltheDelaware #DRBC #FrackOFF #FrackFreeForever

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Sarena Ulibarri @sarenaulibarri.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It’s Book Birthday for WANDERING STAR AND OTHER STORIES! 💙📚 These are stories about: 🌸Singing to make flowers grow 🧜‍♀️Falling in love with a mermaid 🌖Watching the moon crash 😭Crying a literal river 🐙Tangling with a guard octopus 🐌Escaping from giant snails

What early readers are saying: “A great pick for anyone who enjoys fantasy but loves the variety and quick reads that short stories offer.” “Sarena Ulibarri has a beautiful writing style with very creative ideas that kept me captivated through these twelve short stories.” “The stories are well written and impossible to put down.” Out now!

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

So much fun at Read Mill Books last night in NJ. We discussed my book, The Working. Lovely to see the new release in people's hands! And sign with my magical pen. @press-android.bsky.social #BookSky #WitchSky #solarpunk #SpecLit #WritingCommunity #author

Selfie photo with 6 light skinned women smiling and holding up their copies of The Working.

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Hiking and a house off the trail has Dolly's music playing through the woods. Hail the goer!

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Again I can't log into meta. I only use it on laptop, not phone. (privacy) And I'm only on Insta because of my book and gigs. Who knows when I'll be able to log in! 🤪 You all know where to find me (here and Mastodon).

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A friend told me he saw my name in NYT in a solarpunk article. Nothing showed up for me in a search. Anyone know of this? Have they published an article about #solarpunk recently?

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

At Readercon, @larkmorganlu.bsky.social gave out punch cards that tally rejections. Lark, now we need cards that tally the AI hoax emails we authors get daily. Though I'll need a pile of them...per month. 🙃😡 Leave us alone you nefarious agents! #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Grabbed print version of @wiswell.bsky.social 's Dragon Has Some Complaints so he'd draw me a dragon, like @brklyndragon.bsky.social did! But my print book TBR is long. So I have the ebook on hold at the library. Looking fwd to seeing which head has the upper hand...leg? pun intended! #BookSky #SFF

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A fun gig on Tuesday: the #Witchy book club at Read Mill Books (NJ/US) is discussing my book THE WORKING & they invited me to be there! The event includes an activity: making paper. I wonder how many clubs read my book. I know of 2 others. #BookSky #WitchSky www.readmillbooks.com/events-2-1/b...

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Bell, Book & Candle Witchy Book Club — Read Mill Books

April: The Lost Apothecary, by Sarah Penner feat. Tea and intention bottle workshop May: A Resistance of Witches, by Morgan Ryan; Mini Sound Bath Meditation June: White is for Witching by Helen Oye...

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

All 12 points are important #WritingCommunity . As a practicing Witch, I'm particularly thankful for: #7 Ritual ≠ spectacle "Other people's cultures/beliefs are not fantasy." Latinx panelists a few years ago spotlit the bias in "Magical Realism" and "Other" Ways of Knowing: Whose reality?

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

It's fun for me to see what guest bloggers offer. Recently musings on #solarpunk Nature #technofascism #justice global representation, colonization, interconnection, & #rewilding by @tkrex.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com @yenooi.bsky.social & @darkerthanvanta.bsky.social More soon brightflame.com

gold letters on blue background: Recent guests on my blog. more soon! T.K. Rex, Rachel A. Rosen, Renan Bernardo, Yen Ooi.

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

In about 12 hours (tomorrow morning, ET) I'll post my chat with author @tkrex.bsky.social . You can "Subscribe to my Blog" in the sidebar on this page brightflame.com/writing-2/ (or part way down the page on mobile). (Blog is different from my infrequent newsletter. More guests on the blog soon!)

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Writing ⋆ BrightFlame

BrightFlame is a writer who seeks to change the world through her speculative fiction and her environmental writing.

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

So many writer friends are heading to #Worldcon. Thus, this sentiment. But, hey, I have my eye on Montreal next year, going en masse with my @bsfwriters.bsky.social friends! Would be my first in-person Worldcon. Maybe I'll get to see my Montreal #Witch friends, too. #writerslife #WritingCommunity

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Deanne aka deakat 🇨🇦 @deakat.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Reposting this because I finally got around to reading it (and strongly recommending it!) but also because I’ve read the first two books in the author’s trilogy and I’m now pining for the third. 💜

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Blue Guldal @fugazulero.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The 2025 Emerge Anthology is out! It is full of amazing pieces from the 2025 fellows. Many thanks to noam keim (@noamkeim.bsky.social), chloe feffer, Holly Zhou, Ali El-Chaer (cover!) and Nisi Shawl (@nisishawl.bsky.social). SPECS 4EVER! lambdaliterary.org/product/2025...

Book cover: emerge anthology 2025, Lambda Literary, Edited by Holly Zhou, Forward by Kay Ulanday Barrett. Text: "It's here!" and "lover the cover!" in pink letters over a light blue background. Cover design has a goose and three fish on a light blue background.

Inside the anthology, "Pests" by Blue Guldal, originally published in Occulum, a flash piece inspired by the fire in Dimmitt, Texas, in 2023 that killed, in one night, 18,000 cows. But that's just the beginning...of the end? There are moquiotes of various sizes and a round cartoon spaceship over the photo and text.

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

In hindsight, I could have done an unboxing vid for the new printing of The Working from @press-android.bsky.social . Duh. Didn't do one with the original publishing because the books went directly to Readercon & I didn't get there first! But that's cool. (@stevendbrewer.com) #BookSky #WritersLife

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A lovely, breezy day: sitting near a river with iced mocha, beta reading an excellent YA fantasy. The book is a pleasure to read and I hope someday you all will get to see what I mean! #SFF #BookSky #WritersLife @bsfwriters.bsky.social

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 03/08/2026

I think "AI" plumpers should be happy I'm focusing mostly on the nonsense it's doing to my field, rather than how it's very clearly designed as a tool for the capture of wealth and capital by a bunch of accelerationist weirdos enthusiastically huffing their own farts from the depth of their K-holes

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Check out @renanbernardo.com 's blog, Into the Hyperspace. He interviews amazing, award-winning authors. I'm flattered to be among them this week! 👀 Magic in #solarpunk, books I recommend, fun illustrations, & impetus for my novel. renanbernardo.beehiiv.com/p/into-the-h... #BookSky #WitchSky #SFF

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Into the Hyperspace: BrightFlame and The Working

I wrote the novel to answer the question "What can we do about those causing catastrophic harm to our planet and all who live here?"

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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I get exponentially more spam, even on email addresses I reserve for a narrow range of things. Like med. Hackers--likely LLMs--are easily harvesting our emails from sites with (kind of) high security. Like our doctors' portals that have multi-factor logins. 💩💩💩🤬 #BanAI

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